Claire - 3 Months

Three months is such a pivotal age. I truly believe they start developing their only little personalities at this age. They don’t just lay there staring into space all day. Peeing. Pooping. Eating. Crying. Claire has actually started to interact with people around her. She smiles when she hears my voice. She laughs and giggles when you play “so big” with her and raise her hands above her head. Unfortunately, she also knows when she’s being held and when she’s not. And little missy prefers to be held. Claire weighed in at 13lbs 7ozs and reached 24 ¾ inches. 

Elliott - 30 Months

Elliott is ALL boy. He loves to roughhouse, jump off the couch, throw toys, and do anything to irritate Mom and Dad. He has one speed. Fast. He talks fast. He rides his bike fast. He likes to drive his cars fast. He walks fast...actually runs, the kid never walks. Gotta love boys!

Highlights:

• We hired a sitter to come to the house and watch the kids, which means Elliott no longer goes to school. Elliott was pretty excited when we told him that his teacher, Elaine was going to come to the house instead of going to school. 
• We are close to being potty trained. He still doesn't tell us when he has to go so we have to sit him on the potty about every 90 minutes.
• We've been battling some nasty eczema so we took him off dairy and found out he has a sensitivity to milk. Poor guy! Almond milk it is. 

Look at my pretty color, Mommy!

He LOVES his sister.

Family picture

Reinhardt Christmas

We had the annual Reinhardt Christmas in October at our house last weekend. I think we counted 34 people including 9 kids. Wow, Grandma Marilyn's family continues to grow! She is very blessed! 

I had to post all the pictures because who doesn't love looking at outtakes of kid photography! I love how Gavin is the only one looking and smiling in every single picture. :)

Parenting Is A Roller Coaster Ride

Now that I'm back at work and I don't get to spend as much time with my kids I find myself wanting to love on them the instant I walk in the door. I miss them like crazy during the day! But after an hour of diaper changing, bottle feeding, filling sippy cups, and telling my 2 year old not to be so rough with his little sister for the umpteenth time I'm ready for their bedtime to come so I can relax again. Parenting is a roller coaster ride of emotions. But I'm ok with that. No one ever said it's easy and I think it's perfectly normal to be completely frustrated and ready to give up one minute and then want nothing to do but love and hug your kids the next....at least I hope it is!